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Playing safe before taking bigger risks: Akhil Akkineni
Debutant Akhil, the third generation actor from the prestigious Akkineni clan, is all set to make a big splash with his forthcoming Telugu film "Akhil". He's playing it safe with an out-and-out commercial debut as he feels it's not yet time to take bigger risks.…
International Children's Film Festival India to start Nov 14
The 19th edition of the International Children’s Film Festival India (ICFFI), to be jointly hosted by the Children’s Film Society, India (CFSI) and the government of Telangana, will begin here on Children's Day on November 14.The week-long festival has a special section called Asian…
Talk: Hero's Title Sentiment
Villain-turned-hero Gopichand has a great sentiment for the titles of his movies. The actor seems to have special fetish for the titles that end with 'zero' in Telugu. The titles of Gopi's previous films include Jayam, Varsham, Yagnam, Lakshyam, Souryam, Loukyam. And it's no surprise…
Why Anushka Gave Nod For That Role?
This is the time for historical movies in Tollywood. Another project named Bhagmathi is going to materialise after Anushka Shetty's Rudramadevi and Varun Tej's Kanche. One more time Sweety is going to mesmerise in leading role. She had done Gunasekhar's Rudramadevi recently and now Bhagmathi,…
'Mangal Ho' a start to sci-fi genre in Bollywood: Sanjay Mishra
Versatile actor Sanjay Mishra is busy filming "Mangal Ho", a film that he feels will add visibility to the sci-fi genre in Bollywood.At the shoot of the comedy film "Mangal Ho", he told: "Science fiction is an untouched genre as far as Indian cinema…
Indian actresses now ambitious about great performances: Irrfan
Be it Deepika Padukone's unique role in "Piku" or Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's power-packed avatar in "Jazbaa", actor Irrfan Khan is happy that Indian actresses are increasingly choosing performance-oriented characters over formulaic Bollywood entertainers.Asked if actresses today prefer doing offbeat and character roles, Irrfan told…
Rudhramadevi's emotional story drew me to film: Anushka Shetty
Southern film actress Anushka Shetty was so moved by the emotional story of warrior queen Rudhramadevi that she agreed to be part of the eponymous Telugu project that's based on the life of the latter."Rudhramadevi", which is directed by Gunasekar, releases in cinemas on…
No rivalry between girls of 'Calendar Girls', says actress
Ruhi Singh, one of the five actresses who have key roles in Madhur Bhandarkar's "Calendar Girls", says there was no rivalry between them and, instead, they shared a great bonding.When multiple actresses work on a film, there are often instances when they don't get…
My motto is not perfection, but progress: Sidharth Malhotra
From "Student of the Year" to "Brothers", Sidharth Malhotra has shown just the progress as an actor that he's striving for. He says he chooses progress over perfection in his career as of now."I feel that I learn something from every film. My motto…
Will soon work on 'Race Gurram' sequel: Surender Reddy
Filmmaker Surender Reddy, whose latest Telugu directorial "Kick 2" has opened to mixed reviews, says he will soon work on the sequel to last year's blockbuster "Race Gurram"."I'm planning to work on 'Race Gurram 2' with Allu Arjun. I also have plans to make…